mired
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Back then, stocks were mired in a painful bear market as the Federal Reserve kicked off an aggressive series of interest-rate hikes that many feared would drive the U.S. economy into a recession.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Amount of construction financing banks provided for Oracle’s “Project Jupiter,” a massive New Mexico data center that is now mired in delays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
A UK probe into a suspected bomb plot at an airbase used by the United States was mired in confusion on Tuesday, after media reported no explosives were detected in vehicles seized nearby.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Social media has many users trapped in nostalgia loops, desperately clinging to a simpler era that wasn’t so uniquely mired in digital discontent.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
There had been some Rain & the Earth of the Road was soft & his Desk was somewhat mired as he leaned upon it.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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